[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by Eddward17

sorry its been a few days since i have been on, i am looking for the new light and am trying to use it as little as possible, he is eating more and has stopped loosing weight and i am going to the vets tomorrow to do a checkup which i found out when i called the vets is free, and having a fecal test done, he is passing feces more regularly now and hopefully will gain some weight

Is he eating insects? Free vet care? You are very lucky Thanks for the update and please continue to keep us posted.

[Jim]

OK, I don't know much about Leos; however, you mention you thought it was cool and bought a UTH. After reading everything I could, I have come to the conclusion that 1) a UTH is a must and 2) the hide where the UTH is located should be around 95°F or so (not air temp, substrate temp).

I purchased a digital thermometer with a loooooong wire and a probe to check the hides in all my tanks. I have fine sand and push the probe into the sand at an angle. I found out one spot was 108.8°F(had just installed the UTH) so I put more sand in that area now every thing is toasty! I haven't experienced them throwing up food, but have experienced them not eating which is just as maddening. Good luck and keep us posted.......jim

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by cricket4u

Is he eating insects? Free vet care? You are very lucky Thanks for the update and please continue to keep us posted.

cricket4u ~

I think just the follow-up vet visit was free .

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Jim

OK, I don't know much about Leos; however, you mention you thought it was cool and bought a UTH. After reading everything I could, I have come to the conclusion that 1) a UTH is a must and 2) the hide where the UTH is located should be around 95°F or so (not air temp, substrate temp).

I purchased a digital thermometer with a loooooong wire and a probe to check the hides in all my tanks. I have fine sand and push the probe into the sand at an angle. I found out one spot was 108.8°F(had just installed the UTH) so I put more sand in that area now every thing is toasty! I haven't experienced them throwing up food, but have experienced them not eating which is just as maddening. Good luck and keep us posted.......jim

Jim ~

Thanks for your contributions to this thread.

Just in case you have not seen these, take a read: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/commu...12-update.html

[Eddward17]

Ok, sorry its been a while since i have been on here, work and moving again has taken a lot of time, along with hand feeding darwin, BUT tonight, i did the usually routine of, placing him in the tank i have for the crickets whilst i prepare the repta+boost to see if i can get him to eat on his own, and tonight was the night, i came back and he was shaking his tail and pounced. i left him a little longer and he didnt catch another. i will attempt the same again tomorrow. here is the first picture from the 2rd of febuary, and the most recent from tonight as well.

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Eddward17

Ok, sorry its been a while since i have been on here, work and moving again has taken a lot of time, along with hand feeding darwin, BUT tonight, i did the usually routine of, placing him in the tank i have for the crickets whilst i prepare the repta+boost to see if i can get him to eat on his own, and tonight was the night, i came back and he was shaking his tail and pounced. i left him a little longer and he didnt catch another. i will attempt the same again tomorrow. here is the first picture from the 2rd of febuary, and the most recent from tonight as well.

Excellent news about Darwin, Edward!!! Thanks for updating. Keep up your admirable work with this leo. Make sure he is somewhat hungry before you try more crickets. Try cutting off the back legs of the crickets at the knees to slow them down for Darwin. That does not seem to impact the lifespan of the crickets much. You could try placing the crickets in a shallow feeding dish to see whether that works.

Darwin seems to be filling out.

If his runny stools continue, a fecal is most recommended .